Apr. 11, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Washington, DC -- Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica issued this statement in response to the Obama administration’s endorsement of the “Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights,” an agreement that now clears the way ...
Read More »Apr. 7, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As news reports indicate that a government shutdown is increasingly likely, Friends of the Earth's president, Erich Pica, called on President Obama to stand firm and reject further cuts.
Read More »Mar. 9, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Broad and Diverse Coalition Applauds Senators Coburn and Cardin for Legislation to End Ethanol Subsidies WASHINGTON, DC -- A broad and diverse coalition of business associations, taxpayer advocates, hunger and development o...
Read More »Mar. 4, 2011 / Posted by: KTrout / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
Zijin Mining Group, a leading Chinese gold and copper producer, is in the hot seat yet again for the way it handles environmental and social risks related to its mining business.
Read More »Mar. 3, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
Several civil society groups today petitioned the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to ensure that Zijin Mining Group (listed as 2899:HK) fully discloses material risks associated with one of its most controversial overseas projects, the Rio Blanco Mine in...
Read More »Mar. 2, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday endorsed slashing subsidies to oil companies during an interview with C-SPAN, noting they are “doing just fine on their own” and calling many corporate welfare programs &ldquo...
Read More »Feb. 28, 2011 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
At a World Bank Day of Action protest in Paris, Friends of the Earth France demands, "Free us from fossil fuels!" More pictures here. The climate crisis, driven overwhelmingly by fossil fuels, poses an incredibly serious threat to poor countries....
Read More »Feb. 25, 2011 / Posted by: Ben Schreiber / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
Friends of the Earth joined more than 240 state, local, regional and national groups across the country urging Senate Majority Leader Reid to reject the idea of a so-called “clean electricity standard” that would call dirty energy sour...
Read More »Feb. 24, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Damon Moglen, Climate and Energy Director at Friends of the Earth, spoke today at a congressional forum organized in response to the ongoing budget debate.
Read More »Feb. 22, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Economics for the Earth, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The environmental group Friends of the Earth released the following statement today in response to the ongoing attacks on workers’ rights in Wisconsin.
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